Abstract: The present technology includes a power supply and a method of operating the same. The power supply includes a main power supply configured to receive external power and output a charge voltage and main power, and an auxiliary power supply including a capacitor array configured to charge auxiliary power using the charge voltage and output the auxiliary power. The auxiliary power supply is configured to periodically repeat a discharge operation and a sub charge operation on the capacitor array when the charging of the capacitor array is started.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of recovering 3-hydroxypropionic acid, comprising: forming a 3-hydroxypropionate crystal in a concentrate containing 3-hydroxypropionic acid in the presence of an alkali metal salt, preparing a solution containing 3-hydroxypropionate crystal separated from the concentrate, stirring an acid and the solution containing 3-hydroxypropionate crystal to form a precipitate, and subjecting the precipitate to a first washing, and a slurry composition comprising a precipitate prepared in the process of recovering 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 3-hydroxypropionic acid.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-based composite oxide including secondary particles formed by aggregation of one or more primary particles, wherein a part of cations and a part of anions in the lithium nickel-based composite oxide are substituted, respectively, with cations M? and fluorine anions (F?) in a fluorine-based compound.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a third insulating pattern and a first insulating pattern on a substrate, the third insulating pattern and the first insulating pattern being spaced apart from each other in a first direction that is perpendicular to the substrate such that a bottom surface of the third insulating pattern and a top surface of the first insulating pattern face each other, a gate electrode between the bottom surface of the third insulating pattern and the top surface of the first insulating pattern, and including a first side extending between the bottom surface of the third insulating pattern and the top surface of the first insulating pattern, and a second insulating pattern that protrudes from the first side of the gate electrode by a second width in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes pixels, a memory, and a degradation compensator. The pixels include light emitting elements. The memory is operable to store degradation information including degradation degrees of the light emitting elements. The degradation compensator is operable to receive the degradation information and generate output grayscales by changing each of input grayscales of the pixels in proportion to each of the degradation degrees. The degradation compensator includes a degradation information changer for changing the degradation information by decreasing a degradation degree having a variation greater than a threshold value among variations of the degradation degrees.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases comprising a COX2 acetylating agent as an active ingredient and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases comprising, as an active ingredient, a COX2 acetylating agent which exhibits an effect of inhibiting the deposition of amyloid-? in brain neurons, reducing excessive neuroinflammatory responses, and increasing the phagocytosis of amyloid-? in microglial cells. The pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases comprising the COX2 acetylating agent as an active ingredient has the effects of alleviating neuroinflammation by promoting COX2 acetylation in neurons and secreting specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) and thus, can be very useful in the development of a preventive or therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer non-woven fabric and super absorbent polymer fibers prepared therefrom. According to the preparation method of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide super absorbent polymer fibers exhibiting high flexibility and fast absorption rate in the form of long fibers.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber having an opening; a drawer type door to open or close the opening; a display positioned at the drawer type door; a first connector provided at a sidewall of the storage chamber; a second connector provided at the drawer type door and being electrically connected to the display; a first frame coupled to an inner wall of the storage chamber, the first frame to cover the first connector; a second frame coupled to the drawer type door, the second frame to support a storage box; and a wire electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector. The first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle transmission and a vehicle powertrain device including the same. The present disclosure includes a driving sun gear receiving a driving force transmitted from a motor, a first sun gear having the same rotating axis as the driving sun gear, a second sun gear inserted into the first sun gear and having the same rotating axis as the first sun gear, a planetary gear provided with a plurality of stages which respectively mesh with the driving sun gear, the first sun gear, and the second sun gear, and a carrier to which the planetary gear is coupled so as to be rotatable and into which the first sun gear and the second sun gear are inserted.

Abstract: Provided are biomarkers for predicting the prognosis of cervical cancer. In the case of using the biomarkers of the present disclosure, it is possible to select patients into a high-risk group, an intermediate-risk group, or a low-risk group, and thus, it is possible to provide tailored treatment for each patient according to prognosis prediction.

Abstract: An embodiment vehicle door opening/closing system includes an inner panel defining a door open portion of a vehicle, the inner panel including an installation groove having a protruding or recessed shape, a driving device disposed in the installation groove of the inner panel, and a link mechanism installed on a chassis through a rotating shaft, a first end of the link mechanism being connected to the driving device such that power is transferred thereto, and a second end of the link mechanism being connected to a door such that, during driving of the driving device, the link mechanism rotates with reference to the rotating shaft to open/close the door.

Abstract: An electronic price indicator according to an embodiment includes a display displaying product information, an NFC module configured to communicate with a user terminal, a Bluetooth module configured to communicate with the user terminal, and a processor configured to control the display to display the product information received from the user terminal through the Bluetooth module. The processor is further configured to release a sleep mode when receiving an interrupt from the user terminal through the NFC module, and perform Bluetooth communication with the user terminal by initiating a scan for a predetermined period of time to receive an advertising signal from the user terminal.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate with oxide single crystal heterostructures, to which a sacrificial layer, an epitaxy functional oxide thin film having a perovskite structure and a metal layer are grown on an oxide single crystal substrate, prepared another metal layer on a semiconductor substrate, and bonded the metal layer of the oxide single crystal substrate to the metal layer of the semiconductor substrate to be face each other, and separated the oxide single crystal substrate by selectively etching and removing only the sacrificial layer after the bonding.

Abstract: A portable insulin resistance diagnosis device includes: a housing capable of being grasped by an outer periphery thereof and comprising a space formed therein; a sensor unit which protrudes towards the outside of the housing and detects glucose and proteins in blood when a blood sample of a target specimen is dropped on the sensor unit, a diagnosis unit, which is provided inside the housing, amplifying an electrical signal generated according to concentrations of the blood glucose and proteins detected in the sensor unit, converting the electrical signal into a digital signal, and determining whether insulin resistance is normal; and a display unit, which is provided on an external surface of the housing, displaying whether insulin resistance analyzed in the diagnosis unit is normal.

Abstract: A MOS optical modulator having high modulation efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A MOS optical modulator includes: a p-type Si layer constituting an optical waveguide; a gate insulating film provided on the optical waveguide; a gate layer provided on the gate insulating film and formed of an n-type group III-V semiconductor; a first contact portion connected to the gate layer; and a second contact portion connected to the Si layer.

Abstract: An optical phase shifter according to an embodiment for achieving the object of the present disclosure includes a first semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, a second semiconductor layer having opposite polarity to the first semiconductor layer, an insulating layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and including ferroelectrics, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer. According to an embodiment, the introduction of ferroelectric materials to a semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor (SIS) optical phase shifter brings about improvement in charge collection efficiency resulting from the negative capacitance effect, thereby achieving higher phase modulation efficiency and lower power consumption. Additionally, it is possible to realize a new structure of optical switch or modulator device through design changes of the type of ferroelectrics and the structural variables.

Abstract: An optical phase shifter according to an embodiment for achieving the object of the present disclosure includes a first semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, a second semiconductor layer having opposite polarity to the first semiconductor layer, an insulating layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and including ferroelectrics, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer. According to an embodiment, the introduction of ferroelectric materials to a semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor (SIS) optical phase shifter brings about improvement in charge collection efficiency resulting from the negative capacitance effect, thereby achieving higher phase modulation efficiency and lower power consumption. Additionally, it is possible to realize a new structure of optical switch or modulator device through design changes of the type of ferroelectrics and the structural variables.

Abstract: A MOS optical modulator having high modulation efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A MOS optical modulator includes: a p-type Si layer constituting an optical waveguide; a gate insulating film provided on the optical waveguide; a gate layer provided on the gate insulating film and formed of an n-type group III-V semiconductor; a first contact portion connected to the gate layer; and a second contact portion connected to the Si layer.

Abstract: A portable insulin resistance diagnosis device includes: a housing capable of being grasped by an outer periphery thereof and comprising a space formed therein; a sensor unit which protrudes towards the outside of the housing and detects glucose and proteins in blood when a blood sample of a target specimen is dropped on the sensor unit, a diagnosis unit, which is provided inside the housing, amplifying an electrical signal generated according to concentrations of the blood glucose and proteins detected in the sensor unit, converting the electrical signal into a digital signal, and determining whether insulin resistance is normal; and a display unit, which is provided on an external surface of the housing, displaying whether insulin resistance analyzed in the diagnosis unit is normal.

Abstract: In a dual mode terminal capable of providing at least two telecommunication services using different wireless technologies together, call processing is facilitated for one telecommunication service to be effected reflecting a telecommunication state of the other telecommunication service, thereby preventing call collisions.